College football

Tuesday

Kansas State quarterback Josh Freeman was named the USA Today college football player of the week Tuesday after his performance at Texas A&M last weekend.

Freeman led K-State to its first win at Texas A&M since 1996 on Saturday by finishing the contest with 329 total yards, 234 passing and 95 rushing, and four rushing touchdowns.

The weekly award is comprised one-third of an online fan vote with one vote each also going to college football editor Erick Smith and Gannett columnist Mike Lopresti. Freeman ran away with the honor after receiving 60-percent of the online fan vote and getting the nod from Smith.

Prep soccer

Buhler-Nickerson game postponed by rain

The first of two Reno County soccer showdowns in the next week was postponed Tuesday by rain.

Buhler was to host Nickerson for the first time in years at Wheatland Park, but steady rain left the field unplayable.

Buhler and Nickerson will try again at 4 p.m. today at Wheatland Park. Next Tuesday, Buhler travels to Hutchinson.

Junior college

Key games set for today for soccer, volleyball

Today marks the beginning of a crucial week for the Hutchinson Community College volleyball and soccer teams.

The 17th-ranked volleyball team can take big steps to clinching the Jayhawk West title and the top seed at next month's Region 6 Tournament in matches today against Seward County and Saturday at Pratt. Hutchinson (18-14, 7-0 Jayhawk West) has played Seward County twice this season in Liberal, winning both matches in four sets.

The Saints (30-10, 7-1), however, are just a half-game behind the Blue Dragons. And lurking a game behind the Saints is Pratt, which welcomes the Blue Dragons on Saturday at Dennis Lesh Sports Arena.

For the 13th-ranked soccer team, at 3 p.m. today at the USD 308 Sports Complex is a rematch of last year's Region 6 title game. Johnson County (8-4-1, 6-1) is one of four teams in the conference with one loss. Hutchinson, which beat Johnson County 2-1 in last year's Region 6 final, suffered its first loss of the season Saturday, losing 5-1 at Butler. Hutchinson (14-1), with an 8-1 conference mark, still leads the conference with 24 points, three more than Butler and Barton County.

Maddison ties for sixth at golf preview in Alabama

Freshman Nicky Maddison shot a three-round score of 217, and his 1-over-par score was good enough to tie for sixth at the NJCAA Division I National Preview this week in Huntsville, Ala.

Dodge City was the only other Kansas team at the tournament, and the Conquistadors finished ninth with a 909. Anders Engell's three-round total of 219 placed him 11th. Former Hutchinson High golfer Riley Seitz tied for 67th with a 236 for Dodge City.

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